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get concrete figures on how many copies of the pamphlet were actually published, but it was clearly america's first bestseller. and, of course, any one copy, you can read it in half an hour, and then you give it to your you friends. so how many people read any one copy, there's another issue. clearly, it was enormously influential. >> host: chris smith tweets in to you, was there a global: ch audience for the declaration, who was listening, and who was inspired to political action from a it? >> guest: as i have argued, i think the declaration was meant primarily for an american audience. there are historiansen who disagree with this, but i think that argument is justified. it j was, however, sent abroad, and it was, it was reprinted in the press. a whole series of american revolutionary documents were collected includingg the first state constitutions ands translated and published in france. it's clear there was an international audience that wasd interested in what was going ong in the united states. and the declaration was one of a whole series of revolutionary documents that attracted thei
get concrete figures on how many copies of the pamphlet were actually published, but it was clearly america's first bestseller. and, of course, any one copy, you can read it in half an hour, and then you give it to your you friends. so how many people read any one copy, there's another issue. clearly, it was enormously influential. >> host: chris smith tweets in to you, was there a global: ch audience for the declaration, who was listening, and who was inspired to political action from a...
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he wants everyone to have a chance, and he knows that in this world the united states of america is a force for good. the american people are hopeful, a big heart, idealistic, daring, decent and fair. he was all of these things himself and everyone could see that. we can all think of leaders throughout history who had qualities of greatness that came up a little short in the quality of goodness and saw how when we remember this great man, we think of his goodness. he was engaged in the biggest defense of his time, the kindness and courtesy or never beneath him. it's just the way he carried himself, that confident manner. he was all class coming and in hollywood you can't even fix that. [laughter] sometimes the best tributes come from opponents because they are the ones as you know, are looking for witnesses and was a notable adversary who once said of president reagan the spirit and used his presidency. ronald reagan was one of those rare presidents who lifted our vision and enlarge our conception of this nation and its mission on earth. his time will glow in history and memory. that
he wants everyone to have a chance, and he knows that in this world the united states of america is a force for good. the american people are hopeful, a big heart, idealistic, daring, decent and fair. he was all of these things himself and everyone could see that. we can all think of leaders throughout history who had qualities of greatness that came up a little short in the quality of goodness and saw how when we remember this great man, we think of his goodness. he was engaged in the biggest...
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and he knows in this world, the united states of america is a force for good. the american people, reagan said, are hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair. he was all of these things himself. and everyone could see that. we can all think of leaders throughout history who had qualities of greatness but came up a little short in the qualities of goodness. and somehow, when we remember this great man, we think of his goodness. >> he was engaged in the biggest events of his time, the kindness, and courtesy were never, ever beneath him. just the way he carried himself, that confident, gentlemanly manner. all class. and in hollywood, you can't even fake that. sometimes the best tributes come from opponents because they're the ones looking for weaknesses, and it was a notable adversary who said of president reagan, a large yes of spirit infused his presidency. he lifted our vision and enlarged our conception of this nation and its mission on earth. his time will long glow in history and in memories. that was pretty high praise coming as it did from
and he knows in this world, the united states of america is a force for good. the american people, reagan said, are hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair. he was all of these things himself. and everyone could see that. we can all think of leaders throughout history who had qualities of greatness but came up a little short in the qualities of goodness. and somehow, when we remember this great man, we think of his goodness. >> he was engaged in the biggest events of...
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but look around america. the of space processes in some countries and they mean when you are elected as a president to have a longer term but it gives you a little bit more bandwidth to think about the structure problems and that is having elections. the baffling that and just had elections in the united states a few months ago in november and here we are already much of what is the discourse on television and the united states at the next elections next year. where do they have the bandwidth to focus on the problems that everybody acknowledges they, are there. infrastructure, education, energy efficiency without trying to paint what is their big thing which is the same power. >> host: i don't think this is something you dressed in the book or maybe i forgot, the longer terms actually result in better policymaking. i get the feeling that if you are a poor country you are less likely to engage in the kind of short term over consumption when we see in some western countries but this comes back to the point when
but look around america. the of space processes in some countries and they mean when you are elected as a president to have a longer term but it gives you a little bit more bandwidth to think about the structure problems and that is having elections. the baffling that and just had elections in the united states a few months ago in november and here we are already much of what is the discourse on television and the united states at the next elections next year. where do they have the bandwidth...
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he simply will put his sleeves and went to work and the rest of america got to see what it takes to be a great leader. governor barbara, we are honored to have you here today. >> thank you, governors. welcome. if you take your seat at the table and we appreciate your submitting your testimony in advance. at this point we will recognize each of you for five minutes each and we will begin with governor herbert from utah. welcome. >> is this on here? okay. thank you very much. i am very herber, governor of the state of utah. i would like to thank congressman of ten and other commanders of the committee to testify today. let me begin by stating i am a firm believer in the principles of federalism embodied in the tenth amendment. the balance of power between the states and federal government is not only right and proper but essential to finding solutions to complex problems we face today. justice louis brandeis described as states as laboratories which can engage in, quote come all of social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country, and of quote. in utah we began the
he simply will put his sleeves and went to work and the rest of america got to see what it takes to be a great leader. governor barbara, we are honored to have you here today. >> thank you, governors. welcome. if you take your seat at the table and we appreciate your submitting your testimony in advance. at this point we will recognize each of you for five minutes each and we will begin with governor herbert from utah. welcome. >> is this on here? okay. thank you very much. i am...
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but look around south america. they have a space process he's in some countries and it means when you are elected as president, you have a longer term. so in mexico for the sample you get a six year term as long term but it gives you a little more bandwidth to think about the structural problems without constantly having elections. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states a few months ago in midterms in november and here we already the discourse on television and the united states is set up the next elections. where does the policy maker of the scope or the band width to focus on the structural problem? everybody acknowledges they, are there. they talk about energy efficiency without basically trying to maintain what is their big thing which is the same power. >> host: i don't think this was actually something that you address in the book or maybe i just forgot it, is there any evidence that longer term is actually result in better policymaking? i get the feeling if you are a poor country
but look around south america. they have a space process he's in some countries and it means when you are elected as president, you have a longer term. so in mexico for the sample you get a six year term as long term but it gives you a little more bandwidth to think about the structural problems without constantly having elections. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states a few months ago in midterms in november and here we already the discourse on television and the...
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look around south america. they have democracy processes in some countries, and to processes mean when you're elected or the president, you have a longer term. in mexico, for example, there's a six year term. it's one term, but gives you more time to think aboutth structural problems without having the election. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states just a few months ago, midterms in november, and here we are already much of the discourse on television in the united states is about the next election which is next year. where does policymaker have the scope or bandwidth to focus on problems. everybody acknowledges it's there, infrastructure, education, energy efficiency, without main taping what's their big thing which is to stay in power. >> host: this isn't something addressed in the book or maybe i forgot it, but is there any evidence that longer terms or anything like that result in better policymaking? i get the feeling that if you're a poor country, you're hungry, and therefor
look around south america. they have democracy processes in some countries, and to processes mean when you're elected or the president, you have a longer term. in mexico, for example, there's a six year term. it's one term, but gives you more time to think aboutth structural problems without having the election. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states just a few months ago, midterms in november, and here we are already much of the discourse on television in the...
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many of the unemployed in america will never return to a job like the one they left. we need to make sure we have the resources available to train them, educate them, and make sure they have the resources available. the alternative is we will fall behind. host: carroll joins us from north carolina. if good morning. caller: how are you on this beautiful morning? guest: could not be better. caller: i feel i should not help bailout america, because i did not cause the problem. i never over-stepped my boundaries, and my personal opinion is a misuse start dragging out people like bernie madoff from wall street co. they are not going to make the money. there was a wall street article written in january 9, 2009, and what is called is bullish on jobs. if you type that in the computer, you have the charts that goes back to the full term presidents of the way back to 1945. it says that of the six democratic presidents, the democrats created 21 million more jobs than the republicans. that is almost 1.2 million jobs per year more than republicans. host: will get a response. geral
many of the unemployed in america will never return to a job like the one they left. we need to make sure we have the resources available to train them, educate them, and make sure they have the resources available. the alternative is we will fall behind. host: carroll joins us from north carolina. if good morning. caller: how are you on this beautiful morning? guest: could not be better. caller: i feel i should not help bailout america, because i did not cause the problem. i never over-stepped...
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but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also aims to raise the bar on quality and childcare programs, supporting key reforms to transform the nation's child care system into one that fosters healthy development, and get children ready for school. proposes a new our e-learning challenge fund, a partnership with the department of education that promotes state innovation in early education. and these initiatives combined with the quality efforts already underway in headstart are an important part of the present education agenda to help every child reach his or hers academic achievement and make art nation m
but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also...
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he came to america in 1959. he went to hawaii. you referred to in 1965 essay he wrote in which problems facing out socialism and he called himself an african socialist. do you think -- you describe that essay in the context of the dates within kenya, and it was in effect when we think of intercolonial some we think that there are different species of anticolonialism. there was the pro-western amoore market and there was tom, obama's father's mentor and more on the left and then on the far left basically pro-soviet and so you have these species of anticolonialism. talk a little about that landscape because i think it is fascinating people think of anticolonialism as one thing but it actually has many different. >> guest: it was an exciting time in kenya because they had at long last of their independence from the british in 1963 and all the students in the american universities were pouring back into nairobi to get the jobs in government and most of which were vacated by the british who were going home. and so it was a very excitin
he came to america in 1959. he went to hawaii. you referred to in 1965 essay he wrote in which problems facing out socialism and he called himself an african socialist. do you think -- you describe that essay in the context of the dates within kenya, and it was in effect when we think of intercolonial some we think that there are different species of anticolonialism. there was the pro-western amoore market and there was tom, obama's father's mentor and more on the left and then on the far left...
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they spoke up. >> host: pauline maier can you give us a snapshot of america in the 1775? >> guest: a snapshot is a very different place. they tend to think north or south thinking to the civil war. it is a much more complex place them back. there is a lot of differences within the new england states. talk about the middle colonieslo of new york, new jersey delaware and pennsylvania period divers with their population, and again farming, largely greens then what will further south of very different place now you have plantations rather than the family farms producing tobacco slaves? yes.la but they were not unique to this south the chesapeake to a little further and georgia and i left at north carolina but 40% of the population were slaves and you have that majority in south carolina but slavery was every where.... the remarkable part is that it was not much criticized. the real opposition except for quaker's yousaf but it was wrong earlier because it violated the principles thatec wereau expressed for example, in the declaration of independence. i don't know of that is wh
they spoke up. >> host: pauline maier can you give us a snapshot of america in the 1775? >> guest: a snapshot is a very different place. they tend to think north or south thinking to the civil war. it is a much more complex place them back. there is a lot of differences within the new england states. talk about the middle colonieslo of new york, new jersey delaware and pennsylvania period divers with their population, and again farming, largely greens then what will further south of...
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you and your husband were such role models for all of us in america. it's truly been my privilege to join each and everyone of you, you at this beautiful place that bears his name, so thank you, god bless and have a wonderful dinner. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. please, sit down. i know we're getting hungry. i just want to go down as a hello for mrs. reagan for just a minute. i'll be right back. >> senator brown has been kind enough to spend about 10 or 12 minutes answering questions. we get questions from you. >> and i haven't seen them so here we go. >> i think you'll find this for some interesting. >> who will win the nba -- sorry. celtics, come on. [laughter] >> go ahead. i know everyone is hungry. fire away. >> what you think about what is happening in wisconsin now? >> what's happening in wisconsin, obviously the people of wisconsin are trying to get a handle on their $3.6 billion structural deficit. and they elected a new governor to do with that problem. they elected a new legislature to back them up. he sent his plan to the l
you and your husband were such role models for all of us in america. it's truly been my privilege to join each and everyone of you, you at this beautiful place that bears his name, so thank you, god bless and have a wonderful dinner. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. please, sit down. i know we're getting hungry. i just want to go down as a hello for mrs. reagan for just a minute. i'll be right back. >> senator brown has been kind enough to spend about 10 or 12 minutes...
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they spoke up. >> pauline maier could you give us a snapshots of america in 1775. >> a snapshot. it is a very different place in 1775 and is a number of very different places. we tend to think north-south and this is through the civil war and it was a much more complex place than that. and new england had a kind of a common system, it had a town governments, and had a common religious tradition, and there were a lot of differences within the new england states and you go a little further south and the middle colonies, new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania, very diverse in terms of their population. again, farming, largely, and, then you get into the chesapeake, maryland, virginia and a very different place and you have plantations rather than the family farms further north and producing tobacco, and, slaves, yes, a larger slave, but, slaves were not unique to -- and the south wasn't one thing and, you had north carolina and georgia and i left north carolina, sort of between the -- like 40% of the population in virginia was slave and had been a majority, since 1708 in south
they spoke up. >> pauline maier could you give us a snapshots of america in 1775. >> a snapshot. it is a very different place in 1775 and is a number of very different places. we tend to think north-south and this is through the civil war and it was a much more complex place than that. and new england had a kind of a common system, it had a town governments, and had a common religious tradition, and there were a lot of differences within the new england states and you go a little...
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this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france, 7% lower than germany, the lowest corporation tax in the g7. let it be heard clearly around the world, from shanghai to seattle, britain is open for business. [shouting] >> and to ensure, and to ensure that this is not a net tax cut for banks. i am adjusting the bank levy rate next year to offset its affect. [shouting] >> in each -- mr. deputy speaker, in each and every year of this parliament, our permanent bank levy raises more in any one year of the last parliament bank taxes. the most competitive access and energy 20 is the first of our economic ambitions. the second is
this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france,...
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so in the end, i believe that the america invents act goes a long way to help unleash america's innovative spirit but we need make sure that we don't make changes that could have unintended consequences for some of our most innovative companies. let's get patent reform right, let's move it forward, and let's continue working to make our patent system fair, efficient, and supportive of innovators as we seek to compete in the global economy. mr. president, thank you for your attention. thank you for your interest in your own state of montana. and, mr. president, with that, i'll yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. association of business2:15 p.m. economics conference underway this week, this is about 45 minutes. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. my name is doug hamilton. i'm director of research at the peter g. petersen foundation as a long time budget geek it warms my heart to see such a large turnout to discuss issues about the budget so early this morning. the petersen foundation is proud sponsor of the nati
so in the end, i believe that the america invents act goes a long way to help unleash america's innovative spirit but we need make sure that we don't make changes that could have unintended consequences for some of our most innovative companies. let's get patent reform right, let's move it forward, and let's continue working to make our patent system fair, efficient, and supportive of innovators as we seek to compete in the global economy. mr. president, thank you for your attention. thank you...
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he came to america in 1959, he went to hawaii. you refer to a 1965 essay that he wrote and which problems facing us are socialism and he called himself an african specialist. to describe that essay in the context of debates within kenya and it was. when we think of anticolonialism we think there are different species of anticolonialism. it was more pro-western, more pre-market, it was tom, obama's tauter's mentor. he was more on the left and then on the far left and he was basically pro-soviet and so you have these species of anticolonialism. talk a little bit about that landscape. it's fascinating people often think about anticolonialism as one thing, but it actually has many different colors. >> guest: it was an exciting time in kenya because they had at long last gotten their independence in 1963 and all the students in the american universities for all pulling back into my robie to get jobs in government most of which had been vacated by the british who were going home. and was a very exciting time in which the government woul
he came to america in 1959, he went to hawaii. you refer to a 1965 essay that he wrote and which problems facing us are socialism and he called himself an african specialist. to describe that essay in the context of debates within kenya and it was. when we think of anticolonialism we think there are different species of anticolonialism. it was more pro-western, more pre-market, it was tom, obama's tauter's mentor. he was more on the left and then on the far left and he was basically pro-soviet...
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bush telling us it wouldn't change america, i'm concerned that it has. you represent 50,000 well-meaning people. i debate well-trained because your turnover is still pretty darn high and it's hard to have that many new people and say they are well-trained. every time i go through security i see training. that's a good thing, but i see the need for training every time i go through. let me give you something other than full body scanner for relief. i fly more than 40 round trips a year plus overseas trip. for more than six years i carried in my carry on bag gouge and every flight a pair of folding scissors. that pair of scissors was taken away two weeks ago. that pair of folding scissors, if you open them up has one inch of blade times two, and it's overall length is two inches. i have researched and can want find a basis for taking that away. do you have an explanation for that kind of subjectivity? were they wrong -- 40 times two is 80. you know, 320 times they were wrong, or right one time? >> we did an analysis on the prohibited items list on november
bush telling us it wouldn't change america, i'm concerned that it has. you represent 50,000 well-meaning people. i debate well-trained because your turnover is still pretty darn high and it's hard to have that many new people and say they are well-trained. every time i go through security i see training. that's a good thing, but i see the need for training every time i go through. let me give you something other than full body scanner for relief. i fly more than 40 round trips a year plus...
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he came to america in 1959. >> yes. >> he went to hawaii. you report in a 1965 essay he wrote in which problems facing our socialism and he called himself an african socialist. you describe that essay in the context of debates within kenya. and in hawaii. >> yes. >> when we think of anticolonial. there's different species of anticolonial. there was tom, obama's father's mentor. he was more on the left and then on the far left who was basically pro-soviet and so you've got these species of anticolonialism. talk a little bit about that landscape because i think it's fascinating. people think of anticolonialism as one thing but it's -- it has many different colors. >> it was actually a very exciting time in kenya because they had at long last got their independence in british in 1963. and all the students in american university were all pulling back into nairobi, you know, to get the johnson government and mostly which had been vacated by the british who were going home. and so it was a very exciting time in which the government was trying to f
he came to america in 1959. >> yes. >> he went to hawaii. you report in a 1965 essay he wrote in which problems facing our socialism and he called himself an african socialist. you describe that essay in the context of debates within kenya. and in hawaii. >> yes. >> when we think of anticolonial. there's different species of anticolonial. there was tom, obama's father's mentor. he was more on the left and then on the far left who was basically pro-soviet and so you've...
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and by that mean off the shores of america. when you look at previous presidents, reagan, carter, clinton, they are recognizable american type. you may approve or disapprove but you can recognize them right away. obama's maternal side grew up in kansas and move to seattle and in hawaii. even she comes out of a somewhat beginning american background. you focus on his father site and you trace it pretty far back. if i could just, i want to read the names of some of the ancestors here, the grandfather, jaramogi oginga odinga, jomo kenyatta. you're going back to 1624. why this ancient history? >> well, what's interesting for what you said, you might have noticed that old names began with oh, and actually the luo tribe, which the obama came from, they name all their mails with the letter of. and the women have a name starting with the letter a. it's because really when obama was elected, even when he was a candidate in the campaign, there were books and tv programs but they all concentrate on his life in america. there's another who
and by that mean off the shores of america. when you look at previous presidents, reagan, carter, clinton, they are recognizable american type. you may approve or disapprove but you can recognize them right away. obama's maternal side grew up in kansas and move to seattle and in hawaii. even she comes out of a somewhat beginning american background. you focus on his father site and you trace it pretty far back. if i could just, i want to read the names of some of the ancestors here, the...
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the top 1% now earns about 23% of all income in america, more than the bottom 50%. the top 1%, the richest people in america in terms of their effective tax rate, what they really pay, is now lower than at any time in memory. you've got the wealthy doing phenomenally well, tax rates going down. we have showered huge tax breaks on them. then we say to balance the budget we have to cut programs for nutrition for our kids, social security administration, pell grants, head start and many, many other programs which millions of people depend upon. so the question that we as americans have got to decide is when the rich get richer, do we give them more tax breaks while the poor get poorer and we cut programs for them? well, i don't think, frankly, that that is what the american people want. mr. president, you may have seen there was a poll just came out, i think it was yesterday or today, it was an nbc news and "wall street journal" poll. and the questions dealt with the deficit and how the american people think we should go forward in dealing with the deficit. and here ar
the top 1% now earns about 23% of all income in america, more than the bottom 50%. the top 1%, the richest people in america in terms of their effective tax rate, what they really pay, is now lower than at any time in memory. you've got the wealthy doing phenomenally well, tax rates going down. we have showered huge tax breaks on them. then we say to balance the budget we have to cut programs for nutrition for our kids, social security administration, pell grants, head start and many, many...
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georgia a better state, and america a better country. just how, i do not know but i have the faith to believe it will. and if i am right, then our suffering is not in vain. .. >> before we get started, i wanted to mention the upcoming events that includes james carroll on march 11 with his new book, and unger on april 4 more "american tempest: how the tea party sparked a revolution." others include billy collins and governor duvall patrick. you can find more information in the events flier. after the talk this afternoon, there's time for questions after which there's a book signing at the table, and you can get signed copies up at the registers. when you know you buy a book from the harvard bookstore, you're supporting a local institution who cares about books, and this author series would not be possible without that support. we are pleased to have c-span's here recording for book tv. if you have a question, wait for the microphone to come to you before asking your question. now is a good time to make sure you silenced your cell phones.
georgia a better state, and america a better country. just how, i do not know but i have the faith to believe it will. and if i am right, then our suffering is not in vain. .. >> before we get started, i wanted to mention the upcoming events that includes james carroll on march 11 with his new book, and unger on april 4 more "american tempest: how the tea party sparked a revolution." others include billy collins and governor duvall patrick. you can find more information in the...
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they spoke up. >> host: can you give us a snapshot of america in 1775? >> guest: it was a different place in 1775. it with a number of different places. we tend to think north to/south. this was the path to the civil war. it was a much more complex place and that. new england had a kind of common system of governments. a common religious tradition. within the new england states. is you go further south, new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania, farming, a little further south you get maryland and virginia. very different place. now you have plantations rather than family farms producing tobacco. slaves, a larger slave force but slaves were not unique to the south and chesapeake and a little further to the south you would have south carolina and georgia. i left out north carolina which is between the two. something like 40% of the population and virginia, a majority since then the girl turtle 1708 in south carolina but slavery was everywhere. not just in new england. the remarkable part of it was it wasn't much criticized. the real opposition to slave
they spoke up. >> host: can you give us a snapshot of america in 1775? >> guest: it was a different place in 1775. it with a number of different places. we tend to think north to/south. this was the path to the civil war. it was a much more complex place and that. new england had a kind of common system of governments. a common religious tradition. within the new england states. is you go further south, new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania, farming, a little further south...
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so loyalism cuts right across the population of early america. and there is a final element of the stereotype that i think is worth correcting. loyalists are also referred to as tories, quote on quote, the nickname for the british conservative party and the implication is loyalists more conservatives. they couldn't see the future, the innovation was to become republican. now in fact, many prominent loyalists were actually reformers in their own way. and they advanced schemes for the imperial reform that are worth paying attention to and that actually anticipate much later development elsewhere in the british empire. and so, for most of the people who were caught on the front lines of this conflict, which they called a civil war, not a revolution, this wasn't so much the war of ideals as it was often of ordeals in which violence came to their front door. they had windows smashed, livestock poisoned, property seized by the states, and violence, the violence of the war at least as much as ideology actually ends up being very important and in telling
so loyalism cuts right across the population of early america. and there is a final element of the stereotype that i think is worth correcting. loyalists are also referred to as tories, quote on quote, the nickname for the british conservative party and the implication is loyalists more conservatives. they couldn't see the future, the innovation was to become republican. now in fact, many prominent loyalists were actually reformers in their own way. and they advanced schemes for the imperial...
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they keep the military strong, technology revolution that's going on in america great. and these are frankly the things through stem and first robotics programs and other things that really captivate the young people and get them interested in school again. i think if they are excited about being there, you support them, they will do well. >> doesn't this -- you want to add things to what's being done now. doesn't it cost money? where do you get it? >> you know, we have -- if you look at what's happened i think in in country over the last couple of decades, it's generally not been money. in virginia, we have increased the student enrollment 7 or 8%. the amount of funding for education has gone up about 45 or 50%. it out paced the rate on student enrollment. we are still growing. even with some of the cuts that we have made. i think it's about -- again, back to governor o'malley, good leadership in the schools, stretching those dollars farther and putting them into the things that you know has worked. focusing on outcome, not just input. >> mayor cornett, how do you begi
they keep the military strong, technology revolution that's going on in america great. and these are frankly the things through stem and first robotics programs and other things that really captivate the young people and get them interested in school again. i think if they are excited about being there, you support them, they will do well. >> doesn't this -- you want to add things to what's being done now. doesn't it cost money? where do you get it? >> you know, we have -- if you...
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in rural america. for a long time, veterans from rural america have been underserved when it comes to employment. we realized this last year when we launched a pilot program in washington state, a very innovative partnership, will commit veterans service organizations, state government teams, corp. for community service, were the first time we get boots on the ground in rural america. we're calling and contacting veterans of america is the duty on employment services? when they say yes, we're right there knocking on their door, giving them one-on-one coaching and services. never been done before. let me tell you something, folks. we were hoping to have a 10% participation rate. our participation rate is in excess of 90%. [applause] we would like to move this to the six states and afterwards make the national initiative. we are constrained by resource, but as i talked before about for sending creativity, we have a few ideas. so will be working on those. you can't let it get program like that type. and e
in rural america. for a long time, veterans from rural america have been underserved when it comes to employment. we realized this last year when we launched a pilot program in washington state, a very innovative partnership, will commit veterans service organizations, state government teams, corp. for community service, were the first time we get boots on the ground in rural america. we're calling and contacting veterans of america is the duty on employment services? when they say yes, we're...
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i read a book called the america the possible, how or why our constitution should be rewritten. i read it twice over the years, but not having a great memory, i can't summarize for it. i wonder if you know about that, and a book that's rather controversial looked upon eyes of liberals and conservatives and the history of the united states. >> guest: i don't know the first book, and i will confess although i understand howard's history is popular, i have never really read it. >> host: dr. maier is a textbook clerk in the 90s and handled thousands of copies of your titles. we are not actually guaranteed life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness. this is based on what his 8th grade american history teacher said which was that the declaration of independence predates our federal government and is therefore not a document of that government. >> guest: well, that is a rather radical argument. without, independence, of course, we would have no right to found a new government. i think it's a critical component to the american political system. are we guaranteed? we said god has begin u
i read a book called the america the possible, how or why our constitution should be rewritten. i read it twice over the years, but not having a great memory, i can't summarize for it. i wonder if you know about that, and a book that's rather controversial looked upon eyes of liberals and conservatives and the history of the united states. >> guest: i don't know the first book, and i will confess although i understand howard's history is popular, i have never really read it. >>...
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so why claim that america is running out of oil when it's not the case? the easiest explanation is that it's an attempt to turn perception into reality. if americans can be convinced that we have no oil, we'll stop demanding that our government allow access to it instead of running out of oil, they'll simply stop producing it. and in some people's minds, regardless of the economic consequences, the end result will be the same. and the reason i'm so encouraged by this c.r.s. resource report and why i'm encouraging other members to review it, and the reason i'm so disappointed by continued claims that america has nearly exhausted its resource weth is that a true understanding of our potential points the way to a viable national policy. instead of locking up our lands, we need to open up, we need to bring more of our own resources to market and doing so will not only allow us to increase domestic production, but also decrease domestic consumption. and these steps aren't mutually exclusive. given our energy and our fiscal challenges, they're actually dependen
so why claim that america is running out of oil when it's not the case? the easiest explanation is that it's an attempt to turn perception into reality. if americans can be convinced that we have no oil, we'll stop demanding that our government allow access to it instead of running out of oil, they'll simply stop producing it. and in some people's minds, regardless of the economic consequences, the end result will be the same. and the reason i'm so encouraged by this c.r.s. resource report and...
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that's the engine that drives america's economy. we depend on small businesses to create, you know, most of the jobs in america. we need to facilitate that, given the high unemployment rates when we have had 21 consecutive months of unemployment rates at or above 9%. that's the longest stretch in our nation's history. so these two programs collectively and individually will contribute significantly to the growth of small businesses and job creation in this country, and that's why i think there is a broad array of organizations that are supporting this legislation because it's a testament to its history of success. so, mr. president, i yield the floor. ms. landrieu: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator senator from louisiana is recognized. ms. landrieu: thank you, mr. president. i see that i have several colleagues on the floor, and there is another coming down to speak on an amendment. i wanted to just thank senator snowe for her explanation of some of the compromises and changes and modifications that the two of us hav
that's the engine that drives america's economy. we depend on small businesses to create, you know, most of the jobs in america. we need to facilitate that, given the high unemployment rates when we have had 21 consecutive months of unemployment rates at or above 9%. that's the longest stretch in our nation's history. so these two programs collectively and individually will contribute significantly to the growth of small businesses and job creation in this country, and that's why i think there...
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it really was apparent -- i just -- in america's competitivene competitiveness, with the retirement of baby boomers. it's a bit of a mixed message in your testimony. we are on the same page with technical education. harvard's pathway to prosperity, you said for too long, it's been a neglected stepchild of education reform. that neglect has to stop. we need to reimagine and make it urgent. there's an enormous overlooked program in school systems and ability to prosper as a nation. i think your remarks were brilliant. >> i stole them from you. >> yeah. what i wanted to come to, i agree with your setments and i serve as co-chair. i think it really has proven its results and training in a qualified work force for a small federal investment. it's specifically in education. despite that, the statesmen, the statement you made, the budget request and your testimony, you know, you affirm your support for it. frankly, the budget request for ct, or ct programs over 20%. just two questions. how do you expect schools to offer more ct programs that we need with purer resources. >> it's a great quest
it really was apparent -- i just -- in america's competitivene competitiveness, with the retirement of baby boomers. it's a bit of a mixed message in your testimony. we are on the same page with technical education. harvard's pathway to prosperity, you said for too long, it's been a neglected stepchild of education reform. that neglect has to stop. we need to reimagine and make it urgent. there's an enormous overlooked program in school systems and ability to prosper as a nation. i think your...
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it's something called start up america. have any of you heard of startup america. by the end of the day you all will know about start up america. under this initiative we have done some things in this area of access to capital. one of which to take the sbic platform and roll out two new initiatives. $2 billion. $1 billion will be for what we call impact funds. and we are taking applications now. we want fund managers to partner with us to reach out to people and places and sectors, sectors like green energy, places like states in transformation, michigan, others and underserved communities so that we can create sbic funds that will help lift those special sectors that need impact. and the second you'll all be interested is an early stage innovation fund which will target these firms trying to cross the valley of death. beyond capital under startup america we're doing some other interesting things. as you know, it's not just the capital that makes an entrepreneurial company grow. it's the mentoring and counseling and advice. and we have launched an entrepreneurial m
it's something called start up america. have any of you heard of startup america. by the end of the day you all will know about start up america. under this initiative we have done some things in this area of access to capital. one of which to take the sbic platform and roll out two new initiatives. $2 billion. $1 billion will be for what we call impact funds. and we are taking applications now. we want fund managers to partner with us to reach out to people and places and sectors, sectors like...
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james over here one of the grateful years in america, thank you for coming as well. if anybody has any -- [inaudible] [laughter] >> if anybody has any questions, shoot them out here and i will see if i can make some sense. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] >> robert barnett has built this incredible practice and one of the things that enabled me to call this the world's most paulo firm is the fact that bob barnett's practice he represented the three presidents, all the vice presidents, all the cabinet secretaries called the major media figures in the country, the anchors on both the network and the broadcast placing all the powerful people in washington amount like pieces on the chess board. he started it all with geraldine ferraro and i was interviewed when i called geraldine ferraro to talk about her relationship with barnett and how that led to this incredible remarkable practice that he had it was just about the time sarah palin had been named to be the vice presidential nominee by john mccain who wasn't a williams and connolly client, by the way. and so,
james over here one of the grateful years in america, thank you for coming as well. if anybody has any -- [inaudible] [laughter] >> if anybody has any questions, shoot them out here and i will see if i can make some sense. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] >> robert barnett has built this incredible practice and one of the things that enabled me to call this the world's most paulo firm is the fact that bob barnett's practice he represented the three presidents, all the...
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france and 80 him of lot of upheaval in latin america. and in all of this the revolutionary and napoleonic wars, there is an enormous amount of political switch imbedding in movements and refugees from haiti and france and all of the world. i would love to see some sort of book that is able to, you know, apply similar sorts of approaches to looking at the mixed loyalties of figures, and these other revolutionary movements. a really interesting history to be written about the shape of the united states in connection with some of these schemes. an interesting comparative history to be done. >> time for one or two more questions. thank you so much. please find the book available for purchase. >> this event took place at the harvard book store in cambridge, massachusetts. >> tell us why you chose football as a way to share the story of racial tension. >> first of all, thanks to you and c-span for taking the time to talk to me today. this book has been out a few years, but one of the important components of it is that i interviewed the first b
france and 80 him of lot of upheaval in latin america. and in all of this the revolutionary and napoleonic wars, there is an enormous amount of political switch imbedding in movements and refugees from haiti and france and all of the world. i would love to see some sort of book that is able to, you know, apply similar sorts of approaches to looking at the mixed loyalties of figures, and these other revolutionary movements. a really interesting history to be written about the shape of the united...
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by the time we left in 1993, every state in america had their own version of america 2000. it was tennessee 2000 or new hampshire 2000 or kansas 2000. moving toward the educational goals community by community. none of that would have happened without david kearns' enthusiasm, skill and leadership. in 1992 during a riot over rodney king in los angeles, president bush sent david to represent him. david had a strong background in civil rights. while he was there, he telephoned me and said this is the hardest phone call i've ever had to make. i have cancer. he just discovered he had cancer of the sinus. he came back and had an operation. the operation gradually destroyed his eyesight. that was 20 years ago, but it didn't stop david kearns. during that time he created a center for leadership at the university of rochester where he graduated and served as trustee for many years. to help him get around because he couldn't see, barely see, ep invited a young man each year to go with him to help him see and help him do what he needed to do. for those young men, nearly 20 over the l
by the time we left in 1993, every state in america had their own version of america 2000. it was tennessee 2000 or new hampshire 2000 or kansas 2000. moving toward the educational goals community by community. none of that would have happened without david kearns' enthusiasm, skill and leadership. in 1992 during a riot over rodney king in los angeles, president bush sent david to represent him. david had a strong background in civil rights. while he was there, he telephoned me and said this is...
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and when it comes to rural america, rural america will not be left out. when it comes to roads, we know that there are some places in rural america that need to enhance their roads. and there will be opportunities to do that in our plan, and our vision can't either through are accessing a highway funds or accessing the infrastructure bank, through leveraging perhaps some loan programs that we might have. we are committed to rural america, whether it is transit through teaming up with transit programs, but in the case like a state like alaska, we have to look for some innovative ways. we think the infrastructure bank is certainly one of those ways to do that. and our regular transportation program. >> very good. this was on my list but you made a comment, i want to make sure i understand is more of an education to people that might be watching or out in the audience. at february 11 i can you mentioned, that is in the c.r. that is coming over from the outside? >> that is in the bill that eliminated $60 million of the program. >> that is in the house bill 1?
and when it comes to rural america, rural america will not be left out. when it comes to roads, we know that there are some places in rural america that need to enhance their roads. and there will be opportunities to do that in our plan, and our vision can't either through are accessing a highway funds or accessing the infrastructure bank, through leveraging perhaps some loan programs that we might have. we are committed to rural america, whether it is transit through teaming up with transit...
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this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france, 7% lower than germany, the lowest corporation tax in the g7. let it be heard clearly around the world, from shanghai to seattle, britain is open for business. [shouting] >> and to ensure, and to ensure that this is not a net tax cut for banks. i am adjusting the bank levy rate next year to offset its affect. [shouting] >> in each -- mr. deputy speaker, in each and every year of this parliament, our permanent bank levy raises more in any one year of the last parliament bank taxes. the most competitive access and energy 20 is the first of our economic ambitions. the second is
this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france,...
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we had conferences for all the south america, central america and mexico canada and the united states. bringing mayors together talking about the same issues how we can work together in best practices. our global forum. we have over 28 sister cities. historically based on immigration. that was historical the wave of germans and swedes and the way eastern europeans and in turn the wave of chinese and mexicans. we had different way so historically sister cities and now we are doing business sister cities and relationship of not just our city but the metropolitan area. the relationship and how important that fits into this whole global vision for chicago in the region which is really important. revisiting china -- i will be visiting china very shortly for an almost two weeks of visiting about six or seven cities. for tourism to come to chicago and for the business community of china to make chicago the area for the center of operation, to say that we'd want to be the gateway of china in chicago in the region. we want to be the friendliest city for the chinese community and those that are
we had conferences for all the south america, central america and mexico canada and the united states. bringing mayors together talking about the same issues how we can work together in best practices. our global forum. we have over 28 sister cities. historically based on immigration. that was historical the wave of germans and swedes and the way eastern europeans and in turn the wave of chinese and mexicans. we had different way so historically sister cities and now we are doing business...
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the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the member of the european parliament, daniel hannan. [applause] >> think you very much for those generous words and the ladies and gentlemen i tell you it isn't something we are accustomed to as members of the year appeal of parliament. [laughter] we are generally not the most popular people. you don't have to contradict when i say that. i got used to it over the years. maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of you can vote for me. [laughter] you won't find a politician in the united kingdom who is a bigger fan of jeffersonian democracy than me but i suspect in your third president occasionally enjoy being ab
the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the...
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why is it in america's interest economically to do so? and i think it's important that we review how treasury is working with other agencies, such as trade and development, u.s. aid, millennium challenge corporation, to ensure that all u.s. policies that contribute to the fight against poverty is good investment, debt relief, human rights, et cetera. perhaps you can answer that? >> thank you for raising that. again, let me just underscore how important it is that people recognize that everything that matters in development, of course, depends on the actions of the governments in these countries. ultimately, most the resources they have available, are going to come not have us, but the world bank, to mobilize the country. that's why the emphasis on growth. so it's very important we are monitoring all of our tools and programs to expand economic growth that will create more resources for the governments. and ultimately, the countries like korea, for example, will be able to graduate from the programs and work on their own. now what this thi
why is it in america's interest economically to do so? and i think it's important that we review how treasury is working with other agencies, such as trade and development, u.s. aid, millennium challenge corporation, to ensure that all u.s. policies that contribute to the fight against poverty is good investment, debt relief, human rights, et cetera. perhaps you can answer that? >> thank you for raising that. again, let me just underscore how important it is that people recognize that...
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women need to feel welcome, to feel comfortable, and any va facility across america. today at this press conference we're announcing the results of our women's veterans survey, but this american legion events also honors the service and sacrifice of women in uniform. from those who had to masquerade as men in the american revolution, to those who are destroying our enemies today on land, in the air, and at sea. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, commander. our next speaker is mr. wilcock and he is the managing principal at the consulting firm. adrian? [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is adrian wilcock and i'm the managing principal of the consulting firm. we greatly of knowledge is all of the women veterans who have shared their experience is with us. every day young men and women in the military risk their lives to protect and defend our nation. those who serve share common bonds of sacrifice, teamwork, leadership, faith and courage are preserving our freedoms. we celebrate these common bonds among the diverse military members who serve throughout our
women need to feel welcome, to feel comfortable, and any va facility across america. today at this press conference we're announcing the results of our women's veterans survey, but this american legion events also honors the service and sacrifice of women in uniform. from those who had to masquerade as men in the american revolution, to those who are destroying our enemies today on land, in the air, and at sea. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, commander. our next speaker is...
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america will honor country. broad of jobs. but that the mice are whining about the mexicans. producing all the manufacturing to mexico. but what the state takes place. we can't compete. we can't do this. no wait are whining about the chinese and the indians. were a country of whiners. that's how we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good. >> watch this event from wheaton college in illinois at 8:00 p.m. eastern on stand to >> a recent report on women in the news media to show that women represent only a third of full-time journalism positions in men occupy the vast majority of management jobs and newsgathering positions in most nations. international women's media foundation commissioned the report which analyze research data from 500 outcasts and print companies nearly six countries. this is an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. but the very kind introduction. welcome all of you to washington. i wish the weather was better, but you have, the perfect time and it is very exciting for me to
america will honor country. broad of jobs. but that the mice are whining about the mexicans. producing all the manufacturing to mexico. but what the state takes place. we can't compete. we can't do this. no wait are whining about the chinese and the indians. were a country of whiners. that's how we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good. >> watch this event from wheaton college in illinois at 8:00 p.m....
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build america bonds to build the infrastructure of america in a strong way, make it in america and other legislation to stop jobs going overseas by reversing the tax breakses for companies -- breaks for companies taking jobs overseas. so those are the only initiatives, and the republicans overwhelmingly voted against those initiatives. so all we've seen has come from the democrats in job creation. what we're seeing from the republicans is taking us in the wrong direction. we have made it clear that we will extend a happened of friendship, as congressman larson said. but we will judge every initiative that comes to the floor by three criteria. one, does it create jobs. two, does it strengthen the middle class. three, does it reduce the deficit. all of them on a par with each other, all of one piece. what we see with the reversing the economic recovery in the bill is not an initiative that will reduce the deficit. instead we see false economies that must be stopped. now, we had proposed we'd save $41 billion at the end of last year, $43 billion cut in president obama's budget. only one rep
build america bonds to build the infrastructure of america in a strong way, make it in america and other legislation to stop jobs going overseas by reversing the tax breakses for companies -- breaks for companies taking jobs overseas. so those are the only initiatives, and the republicans overwhelmingly voted against those initiatives. so all we've seen has come from the democrats in job creation. what we're seeing from the republicans is taking us in the wrong direction. we have made it clear...
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the contracts to be given to the uk, just like america and other cynics, french and so forth. i don't mean the french as the french people, i mean paris. as a human being and citizen, what is the government? why does the bbc exist and other media outlet? to put you folks in power your view with the principals and values. sometimes you don't. most of the times you don't. it's a cop out. you need some serious soul searching on the question for libya. this was a regime. you did business with them. knowing what they were doing. i think we need to do this. [applause] [applause] >> i think you know what's going on now with libya and i think in egypt and tunisia and the rest of the middle east. myself and, i believe everybody that i spoke with, they believe it's undermining the arabs themselves as countries or as ethnic group or whatever you are going to classify them to talk about their destiny within the context, okay, the opinion of the uk or washington. or even the west. i think this approach, it's a completely wrong. and i believe all of the arabs, including myself, we don't lik
the contracts to be given to the uk, just like america and other cynics, french and so forth. i don't mean the french as the french people, i mean paris. as a human being and citizen, what is the government? why does the bbc exist and other media outlet? to put you folks in power your view with the principals and values. sometimes you don't. most of the times you don't. it's a cop out. you need some serious soul searching on the question for libya. this was a regime. you did business with them....
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i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market. and, therefore, there was a very important law that came and said, which said that the bad currency drives good currency up with speculation. i may modify this in egypt, and i said, bad people drove good people out of circulation. so, there are many organizatio organizations. they know exactly what they are doing. they were established for a specific role, but they had been handcuffed by the system. one man started. now, he was a prominent sociologist, a professor, was thrown into jail together with other 20 others, simply because they monitored
i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market....
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secondly, a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession. like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who lost a job. so there is this uncertainty of, will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there is also uncertainty over the near-term direction of prices. why buy today if you think the price is going to go down five or 10% in the next year? might as well wait a little while. no incentive to keep buying. household formation rates dropped in this recession. some is due to the economic problems we have. so you don't have the a bunch of new houses. new people needing to buy houses. average income has been flat for over a decade. what will eventually drive long-term housing prices will be average incomes go up. if average incomes won't go up, it won't drive housing prices up. affordability relative to income is certainly better today than it is in last four or five years. and it is about to
secondly, a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession. like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who lost a job. so there is this uncertainty of, will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there is also uncertainty over the near-term direction of prices. why buy today if you think the price is going to go down five or 10% in the next year? might as well...
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cycles are also within the office of nuclear energy and while we await guidance from the commission on america's nuclear future we are conducting research and development into a broad range of options for the nation's fuel cycle with careful attention to safety and environmental protection and nonproliferation. safety of the future systems is key to all of the programs. selected research areas like worker and fuel claddings that cannot generate hydrogen in an accident and fuels but virtually impossible to melt have the jury is obvious relevance and the modeling and simulation hub based at oak ridge national laboratories would be providing important to keep what is the knipling industry capabilities that can be used to assess and improve the safety of existing and future reactors. i concur with the recent statement made by deputy secretary that we view nuclear energy as a very important component to the overall portfolio we are trying to build for the clean energy future. the programs of the office of a nuclear energy that the option for seat nuclear power remains open to the nation. by way of co
cycles are also within the office of nuclear energy and while we await guidance from the commission on america's nuclear future we are conducting research and development into a broad range of options for the nation's fuel cycle with careful attention to safety and environmental protection and nonproliferation. safety of the future systems is key to all of the programs. selected research areas like worker and fuel claddings that cannot generate hydrogen in an accident and fuels but virtually...
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many of the unemployed in america will never return to a job like the one they left. we need to make sure we have the resources available to train them, educate them, and make sure they have the resources available. the alternative is we will fall behind. host: carroll joins us from north carolina. if good morning. caller: how are you on this beautiful morning? guest: could not be better. caller: i feel i should not help bailout america, because i did not cause the problem. i never over-stepped my boundaries, and my personal opinion is a misuse start dragging out people like bernie madoff from wall street co. they are not going to make the money. there was a wall street article written in january 9, 2009, and what is called is bullish on jobs. if you type that in the computer, you have the charts that goes back to the full term presidents of the way back to 1945. it says that of the six democratic presidents, the democrats created 21 million more jobs than the republicans. that is almost 1.2 million jobs per year more than republicans. host: will get a response. geral
many of the unemployed in america will never return to a job like the one they left. we need to make sure we have the resources available to train them, educate them, and make sure they have the resources available. the alternative is we will fall behind. host: carroll joins us from north carolina. if good morning. caller: how are you on this beautiful morning? guest: could not be better. caller: i feel i should not help bailout america, because i did not cause the problem. i never over-stepped...
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america works when americans are working. america works when you can provide for your family. i want to create wealth so that every american has a chance for a better future. they are being productive and engaged in useful work. they are doing something that is meaningful for them. we have to get this economy growing again. we have to focus on cutting spending in washington, getting power back out of washington, controlling the bureaucrats who are trying to control us, and making it desirable and successful to invest and create jobs in america so that we can have a better future. the president in brazil got it exactly backward. present obama goes to brazil and says to brazilians, i am glad you are drilling for oil offshore. then he says, i hope we can be your customer. that is exactly backwards. i want us to create american energy in america. i want resilience to be our customers. -- i want the people of brazil to be our customers. [applause] the obama economic model is borrow money from the chinese and give it to the brazilians. our model ought to be and that in america, crea
america works when americans are working. america works when you can provide for your family. i want to create wealth so that every american has a chance for a better future. they are being productive and engaged in useful work. they are doing something that is meaningful for them. we have to get this economy growing again. we have to focus on cutting spending in washington, getting power back out of washington, controlling the bureaucrats who are trying to control us, and making it desirable...